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purpose

The purpose of the COS Speakers Series is to provide a forum in which all members of the College of the Siskiyous faculty and staff can share insights into topics and activities that are of interest to them with the COS community and the general public. It is not meant to be used for the purpose of promoting a particular political or religious agenda. All presentations should be of interest to a wide audience and be consistent with the spirit of openness and inclusiveness that is central to the College's mission.

what's coming up next?

Our next presentation is "Aerial Photography with Drone + GoPro Camera Demo and Talk"with Michael Graves on Thursday, April 15 at 6:00pm in the old Life Science 9 classroom on the Weed campus.

The 2014-2015 COS Speaker Series continues to celebrate its fifth season with a presentation on "Drone + GoPro Camera Photography" with faculty instructor Mike Graves. This popular topic will center on the technology driving the interest in this form of photography. Mr. Graves' presentation will begin at 6:00pm Thursday, April 15, 2015 in Room 3 of the old Life Science building on the north side of the Weed campus. All COS Speaker Series presentations are open to the public and free of charge.

"Aerial Photography with Drone + GoPro Camera Demo and Talk"with Michael Graves will be presented on April 15th at 6:30 PM in Room 9 of the old Life Science building on the north side of the Weed campus. All COS Speaker Series presentations are open to the public and free of charge.

The purpose of the COS Speakers Series is to provide a forum in which all members of the College of the Siskiyous faculty and staff can share insights into topics and activities that are of interest to them with the COS community and the general public. For more information about past and upcoming presentations, please bookmark this website.

2014-2015 schedule

2014-2015 Calendar

16-Oct-2014:
Bruce Johnston - Trek to the Base Camp of Mount Everest

20-Nov-2014:
Alison Varty - The History of Botanical Exploration on Mount Shasta

19-Feb-2015:
Maria Fernandez - Lessons From Cuba

19-Mar-2015:
Dennis Freeman - Mount Shasta Collection

15-Apr-2015:
Mike Graves - Drone + GoPro Camera Demo and Talk

"Trek to the Base Camp of Mount Everest" was the first COS Speakers Series’ event of the 2014-2015 academic year, and subsequent presentations will explore topics ranging from cultural and historical Mount Shasta to a music-themed evening talk.

During the academic year events in the series will typically begin at 7:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month on the Weed Campus. No talks will be held during December and January, however, because of the holiday season.

A list of presentation dates and working titles is given at right and will be updated as new information becomes available.

past presentations

The 2014-2015 academic year marks the fifth season of the COS Speakers Series. As we move forward with new talks we also want to build an archive that will give interested members of the community a sense of the diversity of the series' past presentations. The title of each presentation is listed below and most are linked to a "flyer" that gives a brief summary of the talk and a little information about the speaker.

Spring 2011 presentations:

The Good Life: How to Create a Sustainable and Fulfilling Lifestyle by Sherry Ackerman

who's doing this?

"The Committee": Rumor has it that the COS Speakers Series is organized by a secretive cabal of full- and part-time faculty members who apparently have way too much time on their hands.

If you have an idea for a future talk, might be interested in giving a presentation yourself or just want to contact the members of 'The Committee' we're told you can reach them at speakerseries@siskiyous.edu.